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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

My basic feeling on the topic of CEO Term Limits can be summed-up with this quote: “ There exists a season for all things, but decisive, prudent & principled leadership never goes out of season.&# ~Mike Myatt, 2003 With the average CEO tenure hovering at an all time low anyway, who needs CEO Term Limits?

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IT Doesn't Matter (to CEOs)

Harvard Business Review

Company leaders have quoted and lauded Carr whenever they''ve needed to justify their hesitation to create strong, progressive IT positions. And they hesitate to create strong, progressive IT positions all the time. Data breaches are on the rise, with a 44% increase in the number of records exposed from 2011 to 2012.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

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American Companies Should Stop Being Helicopter Parents

Harvard Business Review

since 2003, only about 8% of Americans have one. The genius in Singapore’s health-care system is that each individual’s stake in health-care financing is clearly visible. As the primary payers, employers are well positioned to demand price transparency. While Health Savings Accounts have existed in the U.S. Encourage savings.

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Definition of Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003. It made me sit down and think… Just yesterday I attended the opening of the second Columba 1400 Leadership Centre here in Scotland. The bottom line for C1400 is to help young people from “tough realities&# to reflect on their personal leadership.

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How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands

Harvard Business Review

Also, while China’s outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown from an annual average of below $3 billion before 2005 to more than $60 billion in 2010 and 2011, only one third of Chinese companies have seen international revenue meet expectations, according to Accenture. Redesign the organization. Rebrand from the inside out.

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